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Dr. Shan Lou is employed as a senior Research Follow working within the Surface Metrology Group (SMG) of Centre for Precision Technologies (CPT) and ERSRC Future Metrology Hub from 2013. He is currently carrying out research work in the field of geometrical measurement and evaluation for precision engineering.
Shan received his BEng and MEng at Central South University (China) in 2002 and 2006 respectively. He then started his professional career in precision metrology at Hexagon Metrology, a leading global company for metrology industry. He worked as a R&D engineer for the company’s primary product, PC-DMIS. In 2010, Shan moved to University of Huddersfield to pursue a PhD degree whilst working for Hexagon Metrology on a part-time basis.
Shan is an editorial board member of the journal 'Bio-design and manufacturing', a committee Member of the British Standard Institution (BSI) TDW/4/4/1 (XCT), a participating member of ASTM Committee F42 Additive Manufacturing Technologies, a Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), a member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Shan was recently awarded an RCUK Catapult Researchers in Residence (RiR) Fellowship. Sponsored by the RiR fellowship, he is working with the Manufacture Technology Centre (MTC), one of the most important Catapult centres in the UK, to investigate and develop bespoke measurement and characterisation methods for additive manufacturing (AM) surfaces, with the aim of linking the manufacturing, functioning and metrology of AM products.
Shan is the peer reviewer for a number of engineering and scientific journals, such as Measurement Science and Technology, Measurement, Precision Engineering, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Optical Express, Assembly Automation. He was also an organising committee members and a session chair of ASPE Summer Topic Meeting – Advancing Precision in Additive Manufacturing 2018, an organising committee member of the 4th Dimensional X-ray Computed Tomography conference, a session chair of the 20th and 25th International Conference on Automation and Computing.
Outside the work Shan enjoys playing badminton and is the faithful fan of FC Internazionale Milano.
Research Expertise and Interests
His research interest is precision geometrical metrology, including surface metrology in microscale and nanoscale and dimensional metrology in macroscale, particularly investigation and development of mathematical principles and algorithms involved with the measurement and evaluation of geometrical elements (such as surface texture, topography and form) for state-of-the-art high-precision products within the high-added value manufacture, especially components with freeform surface and structured surface. The aim is to build a toolbox for the analysis, evaluation and characterisation of geometrical elements using fast, stable and reliable computational algorithms.
He is currently focusing on metrology for additive manufacturing and X-ray computed tomography (XCT) metrology, taking the collaboration of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).
Particular Areas of Research
- Metrology for additive manufacturing
- X-ray computed tomography metrology
- Machine learning for high value-added manufacturing
- Stable, robust, and fast algorithms for computational geometry
- Mathematical fundamentals for complex surface characterisation
Current Projects
- Measurement and characterisation of additively manufactured surface texture, EPSRC(EP/S000453/1), 01/2019-12/2021, PI
- RCUK Catapult Researchers in Res. (HVM MTC)-Surface measurement methods for manufacturing, functioning & metrology of additively manufactured products, EPSRC(EP/R513520/1), 04/2018-03/2022, PI
- Measurements of 3D Additively Manufactured Surface Texture, Traceability and Uncertainty, UoH-NPL PhD Studentship, 2019~2021, CI
Previous Projects
- Personalised Wearable Drug Delivery Device using 3D Printing and Smart Textile Technologies, UoH Sandpit project for ISCF, 2018~2019, Joint PI
- Development of Nutritional Products Promoting Healthy Ageing, UoH Sandpit project for ISCF, 2018~2019, Joint PI
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Projects 2018 2021
- 1 Active
HVM MTC: Surface measurement methods for manufacturing, functioning and metrology of additively manufactured products
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Research Output 2011 2019
An Investigation of the Mechanical Filtering Effect of Tactile CMM in the Measurement of Additively Manufactured Parts
Lou, S., Brown, S. S., Sun, W., Zeng, W., Jiang, X. & Scott, P., 1 Oct 2019, In : Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation. 144, p. 173-182 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Characterisation methods for powder bed fusion processed surface topography
Lou, S., Jiang, X., Sun, W., Zeng, W., Pagani, L. & Scott, P., 1 May 2019, In : Precision Engineering. 57, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Entropy-based method for evaluating spatial distribution of form errors for precision assembly
Zhang, Q., Zhang, Z., Jin, X., Zeng, W., Lou, S., Jiang, X. & Zhang, Z., 1 Nov 2019, In : Precision Engineering. 60, p. 374-382 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Geometric Errors and CAD Model Integration Method for Precision Assembly
Zhang, Q., Zeng, W., Lou, S., Jin, X., Scott, P. & Jiang, X., 11 Nov 2019, 2019 25th International Conference on Automation & Computing (ICAC). Yu, H. (ed.). IEEE, p. 75-79 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Plasticiser-Free 3D Printed Hydrophilic Matrices: Quantitative 3D Surface Texture, Mechanical, Swelling, Erosion, Drug Release and Pharmacokinetic Studies
Khizer, Z., Muhammad R. Akram, Rai M. Sarfraz, Nirwan, J., Farhaj, S., Yousaf, M., Tariq Hussain, Lou, S., Timmins, P., Conway, B. & Ghori, M. U., 28 Jun 2019, In : Polymers. 11, 7, 18 p., 1095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities 2013 2019
Surface Measurement and Characterisation of Additively Manufactured 3D Cellular Scaffold for Acetabular Implants
Shan Lou (Speaker), Luca Pagani (Speaker), Wenhan Zeng (Speaker), Muhammad Usman Ghori (Speaker), Xiangqian Jiang (Speaker), Paul Scott (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Surface metrology for additive manufacturing
Shan Lou (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
A systematic approach to metrology for additive manufactured components for advanced industrial applications
Andrew Townsend (Speaker), Shan Lou (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Radu Racasan (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Paul Bills (Invited speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Development of 2D Local Searching Algorithms for Surface Determination of X-ray Computed Tomography Measurement
Shan Lou (Speaker), Wenjuan Sun (Speaker), Wenhan Zeng (Speaker), Luca Pagani (Speaker), Paul Scott (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Institute of Mechanical Engineers (External organisation)
Shan Lou (Member)Activity: Membership types › Membership of a Society or Institute